Apple, HTC announce global settlement of patent disputes

Apple, HTC announce global settlement of patent disputes
CNET
Apple and HTC announced a wide-reaching patent licensing agreement this evening that includes settling all current litigation between the two companies.

Highly Cited:HTC and Apple Settle Patent DisputeSacramento Bee
In Depth:Does Apple's HTC Agreement Indicate A Softening Of Its Approach To Patent ...TechCrunch



San Jose State routs New Mexico State 47-7; Highlight on De'Leon Eskridge

San Jose State routs New Mexico State 47-7
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose State running back De'Leon Eskridge keeps an eye on New Mexico State defensive lineman Donte Savage during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, in Las Cruces, N.M.



No. 13 Oregon State falls to No. 16 Stanford 27-23


San Jose Mercury News
STANFORD, Calif.—Oregon State's best chance at a Pac-12 title and possibly a Rose Bowl berth seemed well within its grasp. In an instant, all those dreams slipped away.



Kyoto Prize 2012: Yoshinori Ohsumi, a molecular biologist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology

TOKYO (AP) — An American regarded as a father of computer graphics, an Indian literary critic and a Japanese molecular cell biologist have received the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement.

Yoshinori Ohsumi, a molecular biologist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, received the basic sciences prize for his work on autophagy, a cell-recycling system that could be used to help treat neurodegenerative and age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer.



Kyoto Prize 2012: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, an Indian literary critic and professor at Columbia University

TOKYO (AP) — An American regarded as a father of computer graphics, an Indian literary critic and a Japanese molecular cell biologist have received the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, an Indian literary critic and professor at Columbia University, won the arts and philosophy prize.



Kyoto Prize 2012: Ivan Sutherland, who developed the graphic interface program Sketchpad

TOKYO (AP) — An American regarded as a father of computer graphics, an Indian literary critic and a Japanese molecular cell biologist have received the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement.

The Inamori Foundation awarded its advanced technology prize on Saturday to U.S. computer scientist Ivan Sutherland, who developed the graphic interface program Sketchpad in 1963.



'Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome': Online, on purpose

'Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome': Online, on purpose
Los Angeles Times
“Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome,” a highly anticipated sci-fi show that follows young military pilot Ensign William Adama (played by Luke Pasqualino) on an important mission during the first Cylon War, launched Friday morning online with two ...



Sean Hannity: I've evolved on immigration; pathway to citizenship

Amazingly, Sean Hannity Can Evolve
The Atlantic Wire
Who knew Sean Hannity had it in him? But don't go thinking about laser eyes and Hannity in blue spandex with the rest of the X-Men just yet. When Sean Hannity says he has "evolved," he's not talking ...

Sean Hannity: I've evolved on immigration
Washington Post
Fox News' Sean Hannity told his radio listeners Thursday that he's "evolved" on immigration and thinks undocumented immigrants without criminal records should have a "pathway to citizenship."



Priceline Buys Kayak for $1.8 Billion Expanding in Travel

Priceline Buys Kayak for $1.8 Billion Expanding in Travel
Businessweek
Shareholders of Kayak, which held an initial public offering in July, will receive $40 a share, the companies said in a statement yesterday.

Why Priceline Plucked Kayak
CNBC.com
“Kayak enhances Priceline's technology prowess, and provides another brand to acquire customers,” wrote Deutsche Bank analyst Ross Sandler, in a note released on Friday.

Kayak Deal Is It for Now: Priceline CEO
CNBC.com
We're going to be focused in the near-term on getting the Kayak deal closed and making sure we're successful with it.



Molycorp's shares plunge on SEC investigation; Loss Beats Estimates as Rare-Earth Sales Rise

Molycorp's shares plunge on SEC investigation
Businessweek
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Molycorp Inc. plunged to an all-time low Friday after it disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a formal investigation into the accuracy of the rare earth minerals company's public disclosures.

Molycorp Loss Beats Estimates as Rare-Earth Sales Rise
Bloomberg
Molycorp Inc. (MCP), owner of the largest rare-earth deposit outside China, posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as sales rose after customers began returning to the market.



Navy SEAL Team 6 punished for secrets breach to Medal Of Honor video game

Navy SEALs punished for secrets breach
MSN.com
Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6 have been disciplined for divulging classified information to a video game maker.

Navy SEAL Team 6 Members Punished For "Medal Of Honor" Information… - Huffington Post
Navy SEAL Team Six Members Disciplined - YAHOO!



Bram Stoker's Books Get Google Doodle Treatment

Bram Stoker Books Get Google Doodle Treatment
PC Magazine
Google today is celebrating the 165th birthday of author Bram Stoker with a homepage doodle that pays homage to his literary contributions.

5 Fun Facts about Bram Stoker on His 165th ...
Forbes
Bram Stoker is today's Google Doodle for a reason: He's the author of Dracula, the book the inspired frightening, fun, and engaging works of vampire fiction, and Twilight. But there’s more to the ...



San Francisco plans to provide transgender surgeries for uninsured residents

San Francisco plans to provide transgender surgeries for uninsured residents
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco is preparing to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents.



Will Nancy Pelosi step down as House Democrat leader?

Will Pelosi step down as Dem leader?
San Francisco Chronicle
Speculation about House minority leader Nancy Pelosi's future is intensifying with the failure of House Democrats to net more than a single-digit gain, despite their huge six-seat haul in California.



Uncovered: Mitt Romney's presidential transition website

Uncovered: Mitt Romney's presidential transition website ...
Someone goofed up and briefly displayed the official website of President-elect Mitt Romney. What does this peek tell us about a presidency that will never ...

Mitt Romney transition website creates a buzz (photo ...
Thursday, a Mitt Romney transition website that his staff prepared in the chance that he was elected as President of the United States; the Mitt Romney ...



For Ancient Maya, Climate Change Giveth and Taketh Away

For Ancient Maya, Climate Change Giveth and Taketh Away
New York Times
For centuries, the mystery of the Maya civilization's rise and fall has captivated explorers and scholars. In one of the first accounts of the region, the American explorer John Lloyd Stephens wrote: “Here were the remains of a cultivated, polished ...



#SF Intel Launches Itanium 9500 Series for Mission-Critical Computing

Intel Launches Itanium 9500 Series for Mission-Critical Computing
PC Magazine
Formerly codenamed Poulson, Intel's latest Itanium series succeeds the "Tukwila" generation of Itanium processors. It is being billed as a platform tailor-made for consolidating legacy RISC and mainframe infrastructure and computing in a dedicated ...



Boston Scientific study on implanted heart defibrillators a 'jaw dropper'

Boston Scientific study on heart treatment a 'jaw dropper'
Boston Business Journal
A new study sponsored by Boston Scientific Corp. has found that a minor adjustment to implanted heart defibrillators reduced unwarranted shocks and cut the death rate for affected patients by 55 percent compared to traditional devices.



Proposition 35: Federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a provision of California's newly approved sex-trafficking law

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a provision of California's newly approved sex-trafficking law that requires 73,000 registered sex offenders to reveal their Internet identities to police. A day after voters overwhelmingly approved ...

Legal Challenge to Prop 35, New Sex Trafficking Law
Patch.com
A day after California voters approved Proposition 35, a federal judge Wednesday temporarily blocked the new law's requirement that the state's 73,000 registered sex offenders must immediately give police a list of their online screen names and Internet identities...

Lawsuit blocks new voter-approved sex trafficking law in CA - 89.3 KPCC
Proposition 35's Demands For Sex Offenders' Online Info Draws ACLU Lawsuit - LA Weekly

Proposition 35, an effort to increase prison sentences and fines for human traffickers, has passed, according to the Associated Press.



Nate Silver gets it right; 49 of 49 states; Gallup Poll gets it wrong

Nate Silver's book sales skyrocket Politico
Prior to the election, Silver's methodology was called into question by pundits skeptical of his reliance on polling data, including MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and David Brooks of the New York Times. (Silver's model is based on what Ezra Klein described as "little more than a sophisticated form of poll aggregation.")

Nate Silver gets it right; Gallup Poll gets it wrong Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON—. — Nate Silver was right. The Gallup Poll was wrong. Silver, 34, a University of Chicago graduate



Steve Jobs Gets Pixar Building Named For Him

Steve Jobs Gets Pixar Building Named For Him
NBC Bay Area
Some people may know that Steve Jobs financed Pixar Studios back in the old days, but his legacy was not commemorated until now. Pixar gave a brief tribute to Jobs in their latest film, Brave, but the studio now has named its main building for its former chief ...



CA Proposition 30 wins: Gov. Jerry Brown's tax results

California Proposition 30 wins: Gov. Jerry Brown's tax results
San Jose Mercury News
Voters deciding on California Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30, which would tax residents to raise $6 billion to help fund schools.


Hacktivists set up Guy Fawkes Day protest; Anonymous Did Not Hack PayPal

Remember, remember: 'V for Vendetta' writer releases single on Guy Fawkes Day Zap2it.com
Alan Moore, the same man who reminded us to "remember, remember, the fifth of November" in "V for Vendetta," has done something a little special for Guy Fawkes Day this year. He has teamed up with musician Joe Brown and created a song called "The ...

Hacktivists set up Guy Fawkes protest BBC News
Some of the hacked websites displayed a rhyme about 5 November, when Guy Fawkes's attempt to destroy Parliament in 1605 is marked in the UK. Paypal and security firm Symantec said they were investigating whether they had also been compromised.

Anonymous Did Not Hack PayPal New York Times
They said the attack was part of a much larger hacking campaign, involving PayPal, Symantec, several Australian government



San Jose Principal found guilty for failure to report sexual abuse

Principal found guilty for failure to report sexual abuse ...
A jury found a South Bay elementary school principal guilty of failing to report possible sexual abuse of a student by a teacher Monday afternoon, an offense with a ...

Ex-Principal found guilty of failing to report sexual abuse ...
Ex-Principal, Lyn Vijayendran, 36, is Found Guilty of Failing to Report Sexual Abuse at O.B. Whaley Elementary School, Santa Clara County

Former San Jose Principal Found Guilty Of Not Reporting Abuse ...


Netflix Adopts Poison Pill to Stop Billionaire Carl Icahn

Netflix 'Shareholder Rights' Plan Designed to Stave Off Hostile ... Netflix has adopted a "shareholder ... Carl Icahn Gives Up on Takeover Bid, Sells ...

Netflix Adopts Poison Pill to Stop Icahn From Buying More ...
Netflix Inc. (NFLX), the world’s largest subscription video service, adopted a so-called poison pill to protect against a hostile takeover after ...

Netflix Adopts Poison ... adopted a so-called poison pill to protect against a hostile takeover after billionaire ... and bid unsuccessfully ...



China's New Leaders-the Lineup [photos/videos]

China's New Leaders-the Lineup - Yahoo! Finance
This is a guest contribution for CNBC.com. China's leaders are noted for their secrecy. The world last major state ruled by a Communist Party does not go ...

China's new leaders must focus on rights – Global Public ...
Editor’s note: Salil Shetty is secretary general of Amnesty International. The views expressed are the author’s own.

China's New Leaders Inherit Country At A Crossroads : NPR
China is about to get new leaders for the first time in a decade, and it comes at a sensitive moment for the world's most populous nation. Economic growth, which ...

Xi Jinping


Li Keqiang


Wang Qishan

San Jose Earthquakes beat Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 in first leg of Western MLS playoff

San Jose Earthquakes beat Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 in first leg of Western ...
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Galaxy defender Sean Franklin, left, battles San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Justin Morrow for the ball during the first half of their MLS playoff soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Carson, Calif.



Brandon Rush suffers ugly knee injury; out for season

Brandon Rush has a horrific knee injury; out for season with ...
Brandon Rush came down badly on his left leg and suffered a pretty bad knee injury.

Warriors Brandon Rush suffers ugly knee injury ...
Consider this your warning: The is one of those “not for squeamish” injuries. (We’re not running video here but follow this link to see it, just ...



Who is Dianne Feinstein running against? Why are so few Californians asking?

Elizabeth Emken: Running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and the ...
Like many parents of autistic children, Elizabeth Emken's priorities changed when she heard her son's diagnosis. But most parents do not wind ...

Emken pulls an Eastwood against Feinstein - latimes.com
Elizabeth Emken and Dianne Feinstein. Elizabeth Emken, GOP senate candidate, is running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein, left.

Elizabeth Emken to challenge Dianne Feinstein in November
Dianne Feinstein on the November ballot. ... Party endorsement, was one of 23 candidates running against Feinstein on today's primary ballot.



Christmas 2012: iPad Mini touch-screen toys that fit into the Christmas stocking

Improved touch-screen toys that now fit into the Christmas stocking
WA today
The iPad mini is half the weight of the big iPad (317 grams versus 471 grams), thinner (7.11mm versus 9.39mm), shorter (200mm versus 241mm) and narrower (134mm versus 185mm).

The iPad Mini Costs $141 More Than Its Components Add Up To
Gizmodo
According to a teardown by IHS, renowned estimator of how much companies actually pay for components, Apple's iPad Mini carries a $188 cost of materials. You know that Google and Amazon are just barely breaking even on their tiny tablets?



Snail Mail-in ballots: the hanging chads of 2012?

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sloppy signatures on mail-in ballots might prove to be the hanging chads of the 2012 election.

As Republicans and Democrats raise alarms about potential voter fraud and voter suppression, mail-in ballots have boomed as an uncontroversial form of convenient, inexpensive voting.

In the critical swing states of Ohio and Florida, more than a fifth of voters chose the mail-in option 2010. In Colorado, another battleground, the number was nearly two-thirds.

You've got to be kidding?



Football: No. 15 Stanford Cardinal (7-2, 5-1 Pac-12) shuts out CU Buffalos in Easy Win

Stanford Football: What We Learned from the Win Against Colorado
Bleacher Report
The No. 14 Stanford Cardinal (7-2, 5-1 Pac-12) flew into Boulder and turned in a dominant performance against the Colorado Buffaloes (1-8, ...

Stanford football: Hogan stars — will he move up to No. 1?
San Francisco Chronicle
Football: No. 15 Stanford shuts out CU Buffs
Colorado Daily
Stanford deals overmatched Buffs first home shutout since '86



Steve Ballmer: Windows Phone 8 marks Microsoft's 'all-in' moment on smartphones

Windows Phone 8 marks Microsoft's 'all-in' moment on smartphones, says Ballmer
Software giant launches third version of mobile operating system as it tries to make up ground against Apple's iPhone and Google Android Steve Ballmer said on Monday that Microsoft, its developers, software and hardware partners were "all in" on Windows Phone 8 - a phrase that will resonate with poker players making a final stand by putting all their chips on a last hand. Ballmer, the company's ...

Fact Check: Microsoft's Claims About App Numbers for Windows Phone
Apps have been a problem for Windows Phone since its launch in 2010. The lack of popular apps has been one of the main reasons people don’t want to buy or switch to a Windows Phone handset.
Wired News

What Will Be The Impact Of Microsoft's Mythical Windows Phone When It Is Announced?
The rumors of Microsoft building their own Windows Phone refuse to die. Fueled by statements from Steve Ballmer to the BBC ("Is it fair to say we're going to do more hardware? Obviously we are..."), the Wall Street Journal's anonymous sources ("Microsoft... is working with component suppliers in Asia to test its own smartphone design"), and numerous hints from various technology sites that 'they ...
Forbes



More than half a billion dollars in political cash is likely to be spent in California

Political cash floods California races
SACRAMENTO — More than half a billion dollars in political cash is likely to be spent in California by Tuesday, a staggering amount in a year when the presidential candidates are barely present and voters appear tepid …Los Angeles Times

California Republican ranks shrinking San Francisco Gate
2012 election: California looks forward to presidential, proposition results Abc Local Web


Hobbit-themed flight safety video a YouTube hit

Hobbit-themed flight safety video a YouTube hit - Arts ...
Perhaps hairy-footed hobbits can teach us all something about safety. Most regular travellers pay little attention to those snooze-inducing inflight safety videos ...

Air New Zealand Launches Hobbit-Themed Safety Video (VIDEO)
Air New Zealand, the official airline of Middle Earth, launched a new Hobbit-themed in- flight safety video Wednesday. The video, entitled "An Unexpected ...



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